Don't Waste Tomato Paste!
Listen up America!
We are destroying tomato paste, killing it off by the ounces, and eventually we will make the planet uninhabitable for future cans. The evidence is irrefutable and faces us at every turn, yet we choose to ignore it. Why? Is it because we don't believe it? Or is it because we feel that as individuals we cannot make a difference? If you use tomato paste, it is your problem - you cannot escape it. You can make a difference. It is primarily the actions of individuals that has caused the current situation - companies that make cans of tomato paste knowing that only a tablespoon or two will be used, while the other tablespoons left in that 6oz can never reach their full potential and are thrown in the trash because there is no good way to reseal the can. The only time one would need 6 ounces of tomato paste is if you were cooking for an army! And if you are cooking for an army, you have bigger problems to deal with than a measly tablespoon of tomato paste. But us normal consumers still have a problem. So either we should boycott tomato paste (I can hear Italian mothers wailing uncontrollably) or come up with a solution to either create a reasonable can design for unused paste, like the bread crumb container, or come up with a smaller sized can. We can do it! I have proof!
Aw! Look how cute it is! *cough cough*
Anyway, these suggestions will help you save money, as well as save the tomato paste of the future. That is not an amazing coincidence when you think about it. Conservation is about reducing consumption, and reducing consumption usually means tomato paste for everyone!
PECTINS UNITE!
***This is by no means supported by any tomatos past or present, and the author has no affiliations with any tomato parents of any tomoato paste talked about here.***
What a very cute can!! Who is the face on it?
Posted by: Margaret | June 15, 2006 at 01:24 AM
tomato past in a tube.. like tooth paste.
http://progressgrocery.gourmetfoodmall.com/ProductDetail.php?product=1295
Posted by: Bree | June 22, 2006 at 06:41 AM
or http://www.pennmac.com/items/113
Posted by: Bree | June 22, 2006 at 06:42 AM
Ah but you have to order it and have it shipped to you. You should be able to go to the store and just pick it up.
Posted by: Lisset | June 22, 2006 at 10:41 AM
I'm so glad someone has taken up this cause. For years I have viewed cans of tomato paste thusly and thought I was alone.
I'm Pam (beancounter's) mother, just checking in, making sure she is keeping the right blogging company
Posted by: jan | June 24, 2006 at 11:18 PM